Hugh Nonant
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Hugh Nonant was a medieval Bishop of Coventry in England. A great-nephew and nephew of two Bishops of Lisieux, he held the office of archdeacon in that diocese before serving successively Thomas Becke
Modern-day view of the cloisters at Bec Abbey, where Hugh Nonant died
William de Longchamp
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William de Longchamp was a medieval Lord Chancellor, Chief Justiciar, and Bishop of Ely in England. Born to a humble family in Normandy, he owed his advancement to royal favour. Although contemporary
Hugh Nonant
…King Richard's brother, to seize power in England. Nonant joined with John in trying to wrest control of the castles of Tickhill and Nottingham from William Longchamp, the Bishop of Ely, who had been named justiciar and chancellor during Richard's absence. It was probably Nonant who was responsible for the meeting…
Ely Cathedral
Gate at Lincoln Castle, which Longchamp besieged in 1190